Simulating HCI for special needs

  • Authors:
  • Pradipta Biswas

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Cambridge, England

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing - ASSETS 2007 doctoral consortium
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Computers offer valuable assistance to people with physical disabilities. However designing human-computer interfaces for these users is complicated. The range of abilities is more diverse than for able-bodied users, which makes analytical modelling harder. Practical user trials are also difficult and time consuming. We are developing a simulator to help with the evaluation of assistive interfaces. It can predict the likely interaction patterns when undertaking a task using a variety of input devices, and estimate the time to complete the task in the presence of different disabilities and for different levels of skill.